condylar

Thân thiện

The doctor pointed to the condylar surface of the bone model.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Of or relating to a condyle: Describes something that pertains to or is connected with a condyle, which is a rounded protuberance at the end of a bone that forms an articulation with another bone.
   • Resembling a condyle: Having the shape or appearance of a condyle.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The surgeon examined the condylar fracture on the X-ray.
  • Condylar joints, like the knee, allow for hinge-like movement.

Advanced Usage

• "Condylar process": The specific part of the mandible (lower jaw) that articulates with the skull at the temporomandibular joint.
  • The condylar process is crucial for jaw movement.

Variants and Related Words

• Condyle (noun): The rounded bony prominence itself.

  • The femoral condyles are part of the knee joint.

• Bicondylar (adjective): Involving or relating to two condyles.

  • A bicondylar fracture affects both condyles of a bone.

• Condyloid (adjective): Shaped like or pertaining to a condyle; often used to describe a type of joint.

  • The wrist is a condyloid joint.

Synonyms

• Articular: Pertaining to a joint.
• Knuckle-like: Resembling the shape of a knuckle (a non-technical analogy for a condyle).

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of or relating to or resembling a condyle